by Rick Ray | Aug 30, 2011 | Learn
The National Baptist Convention, which represents some seven million people in nearly 10,000 churches, is ramping up a far-reaching health campaign to change the way their members eat. The New York Times reports: Despite a dirge of grim health statistics, an epidemic...
by Rick Ray | Aug 29, 2011 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
Liz Baxter, executive director of We Can Do Better, was nominated by Gov. John Kitzhaber to serve on the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Board. The Governor’s press release describes the board: The Board will oversee the development of a Health Insurance...
by Rick Ray | Aug 25, 2011 | Learn
This may fall into the category of stating the obvious, but the Corvallis Gazette-Times ran this editorial this week. It was a follow-up to a speech given locally by Governor Kitzhaber. Here’s how it begins: Gov. John Kitzhaber brought his health care reform...
by Rick Ray | Aug 18, 2011 | Learn
According to John Nichols, writing in The Nation, the answer is, “Yes, It’s Called ‘Medicare for All.’” He starts with some recent news: The essential vote on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel that ruled that the individual-coverage...
by Rick Ray | Aug 18, 2011 | Learn
National program kicks off with gardens at handful of Portland-area schools Steve Law, reports in the Portland Tribune: Youngsters who get their fingernails dirty by learning to garden are more likely to eat and appreciate fresh vegetables – and less likely to become...
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